HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) - Shares in Hong Kong and China
fell on Tuesday as investors took profits in banking sectors
following a strong rally in the previous two sessions.

Sentiment was also dampened by weak data from China.

The amount of new foreign investment China attracted in May
shrank by the most in 16 months, hurt partly by its cooling
economy, though the trade ministry said the outlook may be
brightening for exporters.

By midday, the Hang Seng Index and the China
Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong
Kong were each off 0.6 percent. The HSI finished the morning
session at 23,170.29 points.
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